Carl is the owner of a shoe store and notices that’s his electricity bill has increased by 3%. Which of the expressions below represents a 3% increase? 1. A+0.03 2. a+0.3a
3. 1.03a
4. 1.3a
A. expression 1 only
B. Expression 2 only
C. expressions 1 and 3
D. Expressions 2 and 4

Your client has saved $1,860 for a down payment on a house. a government loan program requires a down payment equal to 3% of the loan amount. what is the largest loan amount that your client could receive with this program

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.

If you have 12 feet of string and you cut it into equal length of 5 inches each how much string will be left